Romans 12:2

If you would, you know, chapter 12 is going to be the chapter we're going to be in today, but I'm going to start with chapter 1.

So, just move your Bibles to Romans 1, please.

And as we're doing this, let me just say a couple of things here.

Let's not forget that Romans is a letter.

When it was originally written, it did not have chapters, it didn't have verses, it was just one letter.

And it was meant to be read in one sitting.

Okay, so we chop it up, we try to unpack the truth of just a few verses at a time,

but if we're not careful to kind of revisit what Paul's already been saying for the previous 11 chapters,

then the overall sweep and the momentum of the text can be lost.

So, think of it like watching five minutes of a movie.

You wouldn't really feel the force of the scene if you hadn't watched what led up to that point.

And this is kind of the same thing.

We have to go back and kind of just give you guys a brief overview of kind of where we've been,

so you guys can really feel the weight of the text that we're at today.

And this is also why I'm kind of a big advocate of reading a large portion of Scripture at one time.

I think it's good to just kind of get a sense of what the overall sweep of the text is saying.

So, just a footnote.

Okay.

So, prior to chapter 12, verse 2, if you had to pick one verse out of Romans to kind of sum up, I guess, what Paul is writing about,

I think you'd have to select Romans 1, verses 16 and 17.

Romans 1:16

So, let's read that together and see what he says.

And there are four kind of clear things that Paul begins to build on top of that verse through the next chapters leading up to chapter 12.

First, through chapters 1 through 3, he details kind of the need of every single man for salvation.

Every single person is in need of salvation.

Every single person starts off in a sinful state and in need of God's grace.

And I get that from chapter 3, verse 10, which is just one of many we could point to,

so we'll just keep flipping the pages here.

3.10 says this,

There is none righteous, there's not even one.

We're not going to go further than that.

We're just going to stop at that.

There's not one righteous, there's not even one.

That is a definitive statement about the fact that everybody is in need of salvation.

The second thing, kind of at the end of chapter 3 and then going into chapter 4 of Romans,

explains the way of salvation.

How you are saved.

And I get this from chapter 3, verses 23 and 24.

Let's read that.

He says,

For all have sinned, everybody sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.

You haven't attained it.

Being justified or declared innocent or made right with God as a gift by God's grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus.

So that's the way of salvation.

It's through Christ, His sacrifice on the cross, His death, burial and resurrection.

Us believing and embracing and trusting in that for our only hope is the way that you're saved.

Okay, so it starts with the need, it goes to the way.

And then thirdly, I think it goes from in chapters 5 through 8,

He begins to unpack the hope of our salvation.

Okay, we'll just read one verse.

Go to Romans 5, verse 1.

Romans 5:1

He says,

Therefore, so in light of the need, in light of the way,

Therefore, having been justified by faith,

made right with God by faith,

we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

And that means a lot of things that He details in the next 3 to 4 chapters.

But that's kind of where He's been as well.

And then lastly, I think in chapters 9 through 11,

He reveals to us, Paul reveals to us,

the plan of salvation for all peoples.

All kinds of people, Jews and Gentiles alike.

Both the Jews and then all of us who are probably Gentiles.

God says, everyone's invited to the party.

Everybody gets a free shot.

Everyone's included in this plan of salvation.

It doesn't mean everybody's saved.

It just means everybody is included.

And I get this from Romans 10, verses 12 and 13.

Romans 10:12

He says this,

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek.

For the same Lord is Lord of all, or everybody,

abounding in riches for all who will call upon Him.

For whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.

Whoever, right?

Anybody.

Any kind of person.

And Paul, at the end of all this doctrine,

begins to just shout out and praise.

And he does a doxology.

It's called a doxology.

And he just begins to praise God at the end of chapter 11.

And that brings us kind of into chapter 12,

where we start today.

And so I'm just going to kind of briefly revisit for you guys verse 1.

And just talk about what that kind of meant.

And then we'll actually begin exploring verse 2 today.

And hopefully it'll be a nice segue for whoever's teaching next

into the rest of the chapter as well.

So let's just read verses 1 and 2 of chapter 12.

I urge you, therefore, brethren,

by the mercies of God,

to present your bodies

a living and holy sacrifice

acceptable to God,

which is your spiritual service of worship,

or your reasonable service of worship.

And do not be conformed to this world,

but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,

that you may prove or discern

what the will of God is,

that which is good,

that which is well-pleasing,

that which is perfect.

So early on in Jesus' ministry,

he was actually asked by a Pharisee named Simon

to come over and to have dinner with him.

And he did.

And while he was there,

a woman approached Jesus at the dinner table,

and she was a very immoral woman.

Some scholars think this was Mary,

if you know your biblical characters.

She was known by all in the community to be so.

She was immoral.

Everyone knew it.

But when she learned that Jesus was eating

at the Pharisee's house,

she came to him,

and she brought this alabaster vial of perfume.

Really expensive.

Really costly.

And standing behind Jesus with the vial in hand,

she was weeping tears of sorrow,

and began to wet Jesus' feet with their tears,

and then wipe the tears off with their hair.

She kept wiping,

and she kept crying,

and she kept wiping.

And she would kiss his feet from time to time.

And then she would even anoint his feet

with this costly perfume.

Now the Pharisee saw this,

and he said to himself,

if this man were the prophet that everybody thinks that he is,

if he were really the prophet everyone thinks that Jesus actually is,

he would know what sort of person this is,

that this woman who was touching him

is an adulteress,

an immoral person,

is unclean,

is not worthy of his time.

But Jesus knew the scorn that was in Simon's heart,

and so he says to him,

I have something to say to you, Simon.

And he replied,

say it, teacher,

and I'm sure he kind of said it like,

say it, you know, teacher, prophet,

call yourself that.

Jesus spoke back,

a certain moneylender had two debtors.

He tells this story.

A certain moneylender had two debtors,

people indebted to him.

One owed him 500 denarii.

One denarii was equal to about one day's wage.

So, over a year's worth of salary, right?

Owed him that.

The other debtor owed him 50 denarii.

When they were unable to repay,

Jesus says,

he graciously forgave them both.

Which of them, therefore,

do you think will love him more?

Simon answered and said,

I suppose the one whom he forgave more.

And Jesus said,

you've answered correctly.

That's right.

The person that you forgave more

is the person that's going to love you more.

Jesus then turned towards the woman

and looking at her,

he was speaking to Simon still

and he says this,

do you see this woman?

I entered your house a while ago,

yet you gave me no water for my feet,

but she has wet my feet with her tears

and wiped them with her hair.

You gave me no kiss,

but she, since the time that I came in,

has not stopped kissing my feet.

You did not anoint my head with oil,

but she anointed my feet with perfume.

For this reason I tell you, Simon,

her sins, which are many,

have been forgiven.

For she has loved much,

but he who is forgiven little,

loves little.

And he said to her,

your sins have been forgiven.

And that's the end of the story.

It's in Luke 7.

It's a true story.

It really happened.

And I think this story really embodies

the truth of Romans 12.1.

Okay?

Who do you think we are in the story?

Which character do you think represents us?

You're the prostitute.

You're Mary, if that's Mary.

You're the sinner.

You're the fornicator.

You're the defiler.

You're the rebellious person.

The rebellious and disobedient fornicator,

who upon feeling deep conviction over her sin,

and the desperate need for forgiveness,

pursues Christ,

and offers Him her broken heart.

She doesn't cry in the corner.

Okay?

She doesn't wait until there's an opportune time

to go talk to Jesus.

She bursts onto the scene

with the same boldness

in her confession

that she typically had in her rebellion.

And she begins to

even offer Him

this costly perfume,

anointing His feet with it

as a sign of her sincerity.

There was nothing that this woman

would not do

to have the Savior.

Nothing she wouldn't give the Savior.

Right?

Nothing she would keep for herself.

No public humiliation

was going to keep her from Him.

No fear of others' disapproval

was going to keep her from Him.

No embarrassment,

no earthly possessions.

Would stand in the way,

no crowd of eager onlookers

that were boxing her out

would keep her from Him.

No love of her sin

would keep her from Him.

Nothing would keep her from Him.

Because she was committed

to this idea

that if Jesus was the Savior,

if He was the one

that could truly forgive sin

and make her right with God

and cleanse her of all this filth

that she had upon herself,

she was committed to that idea

and she knew,

if this is the one

that I'm supposed to communicate with,

then no.

Then I'll do anything.

I'll die to anything

if it meant forgiveness of my sin.

And I think that's true

of a lot of you.

Some of you.

Right?

You can relate.

Those of you who are similarly

in a state of rebellion,

in a state of sinfulness,

in a state of rejection,

in a state of hate towards God,

in a state of selfish ambition,

but you heard Christ say

your sins are forgiven.

You were so moved by that.

That idea

that you could be forgiven

for the sin

that you know you were guilty of,

that you would do anything

to have Christ,

you would suffer anything

to have Christ,

you would confess it all

to have Christ,

you would,

it didn't matter.

And what other reaction

is there for a soul

who feels the weight

of judgment upon them?

Right?

But to forsake everything,

go to the Savior,

and do whatever must be done

in order to have Him.

And once you have Him,

is there any other reaction

but to worship Him

with your life,

to live in submission to Jesus

with all of your heart,

and all of your soul,

and all of your mind,

and all of your strength,

because He died for you.

And when you think of these things,

aren't you compelled

by love and by gratitude

for Christ

to serve Jesus, right?

Because of His merciful sacrifice.

I think that's exactly

what Romans 12, 1 says.

Listen to it.

I urge you, therefore, brethren,

by the mercies of God,

by that reality of Christ,

I urge you,

because you've been forgiven

of this great

infinite debt,

I urge you,

by that mercy,

to present your body

as a living and a holy sacrifice,

acceptable to God,

which is your reasonable service

and worship.

It's the reasonable conclusion of that.

What other reaction

can you possibly have

when you've been forgiven

like you've been forgiven?

There is no other action

or reaction.

So that's where Paul's been so far,

okay?

He's been kind of building

this case up against mankind

for many, many chapters

and then talking about,

hey,

now here's the answer

to your problem.

And now here's kind of

what happens to you

in light of that.

Here's your hope in God

in light of these truths,

in light of this way of salvation,

this acceptance in Christ

or through Christ

before God.

Okay?

So then,

now we come to verse 2.

With those truths in mind,

let's kind of explore this.

And just,

if verse 1 is kind of

the what,

you know,

how we're supposed to respond,

then verse 2 kind of tells us

actually how that happens.

How we actually do that.

How we respond

by actually offering a body to God

that's living and holy

and pleasing to Him.

Okay?

Let's just read 12-2 once more.

So it says,

And do not be conformed

to this world,

but be transformed

by the renewing of your mind

that you may prove

what the will of God is,

that which is good

and acceptable

and perfect.

If we can successfully answer,

I think,

three questions,

I think we'll have this passage.

The first question is,

what does it mean

to be conformed to this world?

The second question is,

what does it mean

to be transformed

by the renewing of your mind?

And then the third question is,

what does it mean

to prove the will of God?

Okay?

So we just take them

one at a time.

The first way

in which we offer our bodies

to God

in a well-pleasing way

is by not being conformed

to the world.

That's what the Scripture says.

So what's considered the world?

That's kind of the first question,

I think,

to ask underneath that.

A better rendering,

actually,

of that word,

world,

would actually be age.

Okay?

The age.

The Greek word here is

aeon,

and it literally means

this period of time.

Okay?

And I think that's a great rendering

because it doesn't limit the text

to a certain kind of world.

It refers to any world

in which any person

is living

at any time.

the spirit of whatever

that age is.

Whatever time

that you live in,

don't be conformed

to the generic age

or world

or world pattern.

The world,

ever since the fall of Adam,

has always been corrupt,

and the age

has always been evil.

Okay?

There has never been a time

in the world

that tended toward righteousness.

Ever.

It's always been a world

filled with selfishness

and greed

and pride

and lust

and idolatry

and a lot of other things

that were driving it on.

That's at the core

of our world,

the core of our age.

Those kinds of things.

That pride

and that selfish ambition

and that lust

that you feel,

those things at the core

of you even

define our age.

This idea

is that we are not

to become like the world

in which we presently live.

So think of the world

like a stream

that naturally flows

downhill, right?

We are in it

and for a long time

we ran with it

but God through Christ

has now saved us

and called us

to swim upstream.

That's essentially

what it is.

It's just a simple

illustration

to kind of depict that.

The best cross reference

I think in the scripture

is actually from Galatians.

So turn there real quick.

I just want to show you this.

It's the exact same word

but it kind of

just more clearly states

what exactly God

is asking of us

Galatians 1 verses 3 and 4 here.

Galatians 1:3

Galatians 1, 3 and 4.

So here we go.

It says,

Grace to you

and peace from God our Father

and the Lord Jesus Christ

who gave himself

for our sins

that he might deliver us

out of this present

evil age

according to the will

of our God

and our Father.

God has saved us.

God has saved us.

God has saved us.

God has saved us.

God has called us

out of this world.

God has called us

out of this present evil age

or at least living

in light of this present evil age

into some kind of new status

or some kind of new way of living.

God has saved us

and the last thing

I'll kind of say

about what the term world

really means

if you want to define it

it's very easily definable

by its goals.

The world is.

If you consider

what men and women

are actually living for

in this world

I think you'll clearly see

what God means

by the term world

in this passage.

For instance,

four obvious goals

of our world.

Fortune,

fame,

power,

and pleasure.

Just to name a few.

Fortune, fame,

power, and pleasure.

That's four obvious goals

of our world

and what they're striving after.

And these

fortune, fame,

power, and pleasure

are not in and of themselves

evil.

They're not wicked

by themselves

but

when a person without Christ

seeks these things

for themselves

and makes them

the primary objects

of their life

or their primary goals

in life

to obtain these things

instead of the byproducts

of living a life for God

then as one author put it

he actually says

life becomes warped

because mind and heart

and life

are turned

to the pursuit

of that

which can never glorify God

nor truly satisfy

the human heart.

When you turn

your mind towards that

and you actually focus

all of your efforts

and energies

on obtaining fortune

or fame

or power

or pleasure

it can be good

I mean

you can make a good thing

an ultimate thing

right?

That's a common phrase

you can make

even family

or girlfriend

or boyfriend

or school

an ultimate thing

and you can

so crave it

and so desire it

and so seek it

that it becomes

God to you

and when that happens

you warp yourself

it naturally

just warps

and kind of

it almost

internally combust

your own heart

and it just

inverts you

it turns you away

from the path

that you were meant

to go

it's a cool illustration

that C.S. Lewis

once actually coined

was

that the human machine

think of your body

as a machine

the human machine

was meant

to run on God

he created it that way

so when you don't do that

you'll find it's not

working very well

right?

So there's all kind of

I mean

you've heard another phrase

that's popular

the

you know

power corrupts

and

absolute

power corrupts

absolutely

right?

I mean

it's not necessarily

a one to one correlation

but I think that

you know

there is a sense

in which

we begin to pursue

these things as God

they begin to corrupt us

they begin to undo us

because we weren't created

to live like that

we weren't created

to operate like that

Paul says it this way

in Romans 1

in fact

professing to be wise

they became fools

and they exchanged

the glory

of the incorruptible God

for an image

in the form of

corruptible man

they begin to idolize

things of man

right?

this world

things in the world

they begin to idolize that

then he says

they exchanged

the truth of God

for a lie

and they worshipped

and served

the creature

rather than the creator

that's what happened

to you

that's what happened

to the world

in Romans 1

in fact

Paul is describing

for us

what exactly

has gone wrong

with the world

and what the wrath

of God

is going to be

coming down upon

what for?

because everybody

in creation

has been corrupted

by this one

central theme

they took God

and they displaced him

and they put themselves

on his throne

and they said

you know what

I'm going to follow me

I'm going to do my thing

and they stopped

listening to God

and everything

has been crumbling

ever since

so we should not

and we shall not

be conformed

to these things

these ways

right?

we should pursue

Christ

secondly

that's what I think

it kind of means

to be conformed

to the world

that idea

I mean if you really

get the idea of world

and you get the

definition down

I think it makes it

very clear what it says

to not be conformed to

don't pursue these

things as ultimate

pursue Christ

as ultimate

let him be what

you are living for

now if he blesses

you with fame

blesses you with

fortune

blesses you with

pleasure

blesses you with

power

those things are

not inherently evil

I'm not saying

that millionaires

cannot be Christians

okay

I'm just saying

that those kinds

of things

when pursued

ultimately

result in corruption

and destruction

and evil

and all kinds

of other things

second way

by which we offer

our bodies to God

in a well pleasing

way

is by being

transformed

by the renewing

of your mind

okay

the second way

in which we offer

our bodies to God

in an acceptable

or well pleasing

way

is by being

transformed

by the renewing

of your mind

I think two

questions

underneath that

main heading

there

will help us

really see the

truth of this

portion of our

verse

the first one

is what are we

being transformed

into

what are we

being transformed

into

and I think

secondly

how do we

renew our minds

okay

so let's just

deal with those

two questions

what are we

being transformed

into

firstly

the word

is

it's not

conformed

right

it's actually

transformed

and there's

a very important

distinction in the

Greek between

those two words

that I want to

just point out

to you

we are not

being conformed

to the world

or going along

with their schemes

or pursuing their

goals any longer

right

like we've

just discussed

that

but we

have the word

transformed

which is

actually

metamorphome

in the Greek

metamorphome

right

which sounds

just like

metamorphosis

or morph

okay

meaning to

change into

an entirely

new thing

entirely new

thing

2nd Corinthians

517

right

if any man

is in

Christ

he is

a

new

creation

a new

creature

altogether

an entirely

new

entity

a new

thing

the old

man has

passed away

behold new

things have

come

okay

the idea

here is

literally

it's kind

of that

of a tadpole

changing

into a frog

okay

or a grub

changing

into a butterfly

of some sort

it's that

I mean

it's that

different

okay

it's a

morphing

into something

that you

once were

not

it's a

creature

that you

once were

not

God

is not

merely

making

additions

and

subtractions

to you

he's not

just trying

to make

you more

moral

or make

you more

sweet

or make

you more

kind

to be around

or make

you more

humble

he's not

just trying

to make

you less

angry

it's not

just additions

and subtractions

here

but is

in the

business

of transforming

you

into an

entirely

new

creation

eventually

with a

body

and a

mind

like that

of the

risen

Christ

with a

mind

that's

identical

or not

identical

but a

mind

that's

like

Christ

in a

body

that's

like

the

risen

Christ

unlike

anything

you know

right now

think about

it this way

the seed

is the

Holy Spirit

the growth

is your

sanctification

and then

the bloom

is your

glorification

think of it

that way

okay

the seed

is the

Holy Spirit

he's been

planted

inside of

you

for the

purpose

of creating

life

and growing

the growth

you actually

becoming

what you

already

are

that's

sanctification

that's

you becoming

set apart

for God

that's

you actually

offering your

body to God

in a living

sacrificial way

that's pleasing

and smelling

good to him

and then lastly

the bloom

right when you

actually come to

full fruition

in heaven

that's your

glorification

it's a simple

little illustration

to kind of think

about what's

happening here

so transformation

transformation

in our text

refers to

God's purpose

and God's

means

of transforming

us

more and more

into the image

and the likeness

of the risen

Christ

that's exactly

what that means

okay

what are we

being transformed

into

again

I'm going to

read some

text here

in a second

we are

through the

text

okay

God's purpose

and God's

means

of transforming

us more

and more

into the image

and likeness

of the risen

Christ

is what he

means by that

word

transformation

all right

so let's

just kind of

deal with it

again back

into that

the seed

the growth

and the

bloom

analogy here

so the seed

or the Holy Spirit

let's look at

Romans 8

just so you know

what God's doing

kind of in order

here

the seed

is the first

thing

the Holy Spirit

is implanted

inside you

this is Romans 8

Romans 8:11

verse 11

but if the spirit

of him

who raised

Jesus from

the dead

dwells

inside of you

he who raised

Christ Jesus

from the dead

will also give

life to your

mortal bodies

through his

spirit who

indwells you

okay

see that

the Holy Spirit

was given to you

to breathe

life in

there's potential

now for life

inside of you

the life of God

unlike anything

that we've known

secondly

the growth

let's go to

Romans 8

29

look at this

this is again

what it looks like

in your life

Romans 8

29

for whom

whom he foreknew

he also

predestined

to become

what

conformed

to the image

of his son

conformed

to the image

of his son

that's what it

looks like

the way that it

looks to everybody

else

the way that it

should eventually

begin

you know

being look

or looking

to you

is that you'll

be becoming

conformed

to the image

of Christ

you'll be

growing into

Christ likeness

and then lastly

the bloom

1st John

John 3:2

3 verse 2

1st John

John 3:2

3 verse 2

listen to this

beloved

now we are

children of God

and it is not

appeared as yet

but we shall be

we know that

when he appears

when Jesus

appears

when he comes

back

or when we

see him

we shall be

like him

because we

shall see him

as he is

so that's what

is ahead of you

if you're a Christian

to be like

Jesus

to see him

as he is

to reflect him

without all this

sin and

the filth

in our life

ok

so that's kind

of the first

point there

what are we

being transformed

into

Christ likeness

and eventually

very much

Christ likeness

a lot of

Christ likeness

alright

secondly

how does this

transformation

take place

the verse

tells us

by the renewal

of your mind

which leads us

to the second

question

how do we

renew our minds

how do we

renew our minds

this is a huge

question

huge

the first thing

that I kind of

thought about

when I read

that portion

of the text

again let's

just read it

together

so we really

are clear

it says

and do not

be conformed

to this world

but be

transformed

how

by the renewing

of your mind

the first thing

that came to

my mind

was

why the mind

why

what about

the mind

is going

to transform

me

that was

my first

thought

okay

and I think

it is because

your thoughts

dwell there

it's because

that's where

your thoughts

dwell

and your

will

or your

ability

to choose

things

acts

according

to your

thoughts

okay

did you guys

get that

I'm going to

give you an

illustration

here

so you

got to

understand

those two

concepts

I think

the reason

why he says

the mind

is because

your thoughts

dwell there

that's where

you think

in your

mind

and then

your will

what you

choose to

do

if you

choose to

do this

versus

choosing to

do that

that is

dictated by

what's in

your mind

it acts

on the

thoughts

in there

okay

think of

your thoughts

as ingredients

and your

will as a

cook

okay

follow this

illustration

think of

your thoughts

as ingredients

and your

will as a

cook

you can

make from

the same

ingredients

something that

tastes

or something

that smells

sweet

and tastes

good

or you

can make

something that

smells awful

and tastes

terrible

okay

it just

depends on

the cook

we all

have a mixture

of thoughts

in our

minds

right

some good

thoughts

and some

bad

thoughts

it's just

the reality

everybody

does

depending

on which

thoughts

we choose

to act

on

will

determine

what

kind

of

body

we

offer

to

God

holy

or

unholy

just

depends

on the

cook

depends

on your

will

which

you

choose

to

do

now

take

the

illustration

further

imagine

the

holy

spirit

within

you

as

a

master

chef

okay

there

to

guide

you

through

your

cooking

and

the

bible

as

the

cookbook

okay

the

cookbook

informs

the

cook

how

to

create

a

tasty

meal

so

the

bible

informs

the

christian

how

to

please

god

however

and

there

is

and here

this

is my

main

point

okay

so

get

this

this

is

the

however

statement

the

master

chef

can

only

help

you

cook

with

the

ingredients

that

you

provide

him

right

if

you

give

him

raw

squid

and

celery

there's

only

so

much

that

a

master

chef

can

do

with

that

okay

the

holy

spirit

likewise

can

only

help

you

according

to

the

thoughts

that

you

provide

him

see

that

so

a lot

of you

are

wondering

why

is

there

no

power

in

my

life

why

do

I

see

no

change

in

my

life

why

do

I

see

no

growth

in

my

life

because

your

holy

spirit

cannot

use

there's

no

meditation

there's

no

consideration

of

christ

there's

no

memorizing

scripture

there's

no

reading

there's

no

considering

there's

no

praying

through

the

bible

to

come

to

an

understanding

that

changes

your

life

every

person

that you

admire

in

the

christian

realm

is

a

student

and

a

theologian

of

the

word

of

god

they

know

what

god's

word

says

they

memorize

it

mathan

quotes

george

!

muller

all

the

time

he

prayed

through

the

bible

they

say

200

times

is

there

any

wonder

why

his

life

was

so

powerful

why

the

holy

spirit

did

so

much

through

him

it's

not

because

he

was

that

kind

of

guy

he

devoted

himself

to

the

word

of

god

so

what

kind

of

thoughts

are

you

providing

him

is

it

pornography

is

it

movies

that

are

just

filled

with

!

is

it

music

that's

filled

with

sin

and

evil

and

corruption

what's

the

holy

spirit

going to

do

with

that

nothing

he

can't

he

won't

but

if

you

fill

your

mind

with

the

word

of

god

then

he

will

there

is

a

purging

process

let

me

just

give

you

some

verses

Jesus

said

this

in

john

17

17

sanctify

them

my

disciples

in

truth

your

word

is

truth

it

could

not

be

clearer

your

sanctification

your

growth

in

holiness

your

power

in

your

life

is

dictated

by

truth

not

just

knowing

it

but

believing

in

it

and

entrusting

yourself

to

it

and

acting

!

according

to

it

and

your

word

is

truth

he

says

to

god

2nd

timothy

3

16

and

17

all

scripture

is

god

breathed

and

profitable

for

teaching

and

for

reproof

and

for

correction

and

for

training

and

righteousness

that

the

man

of

god

may

be

adequate

equipped

for

some

good

works

no

every

good

work

every

good

work

the

word

of

god

is

adequate

for

everything

in

your

life

you

don't

need

some

special

premonition

the

word

of god

is

adequate

okay

to

guide

you

to

give

you

a

sense

of

where

to

go

to

give

you

a

sense

of

how

to

glorify

god

in

every

decision

you

make

the

bible

even

goes

as

far

as

saying

you

can

eat

and drink

to

the

glory

of

god

because

your

heart

is

right

it's

been

changed

by

the

scripture

and

lastly

!

john

15

15